Case of the Sabotaged Spaghetti (J.L. Anderson)

Get ready for a messy mystery in Case of the Sabotaged Spaghetti (J.L. Anderson). This funny story is about a ruined dinner and a sneaky culprit. Kids will love looking for clues to find out who messed up the yummy food. The easy words help students practice reading while having fun. It is a silly and exciting book for young readers.

Lexile: 800L

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Question 1: Why didn't Klaude like surprises?

they always involved himthey weren't always fun and they weren't always goodthey made him nervoushe always got into trouble for them

Question 2: Why didn't Klaude hear the announcement?

he was being sillyhe was blocking his earshe was singing a songhe was out of the room

Question 3: What does Mrs. Holmes's look known as "The Holmes Eye" show?

that she is unimpressedthat she is in a fun moodthat she is sadthat she is impressed

Question 4: Which of the following describes this chapter?

the climaxthe introductionthe resolutionthe conclusion

Question 5: What does the word _anxious_ mean?

sadhappyangryworried

Question 6: What does it mean to _improve_?

ignorequitget betterbecome worse

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Question 1: How did Oma already know about Klaude's news?

she guessedthe class teacher sent her a letterthe teacher had called her and told hershe read about it in the school newsletter

Question 2: Who is Oma?

Klaude's foster momKlaude's catKlaude's grandmotherKlaude's stepmom

Question 3: Why does Queeneka say "...who are you and what have you done with Klaude?"

she is saying that Klaude looks very different to how he normally looksshe doesn't recognize Klaude in his new outfitshe's never met Klaude beforeshe thinks it is a relative of Klaude

Question 4: "The president called because he knows you're a genius and wants you to become an international spy?" What is Oma's tone here?

angryseriousconcernedjoking

Question 5: What is a _resemblance_?

when two things look similarwhen something is brokenwhen two things are identicalwhen things look opposite to each other

Question 6: What does it mean to _shriek_?

to laughto hurt someoneto sit quietlyto scream

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Question 1: Why did Divya drop the food onto Klaude?

she tripped over Bradynshe slipped on a rubber snakeRomy pushed hershe wanted Klaude to get into trouble

Question 2: "What a great actor you are." Who is Oma talking to?

BradynKlaudeBennettRomy

Question 3: "Klaude's face burned hot and his stomach churned." Why does Klaude feel this way?

the food he was eating had gone bad and made him feel sickhe is embarrassed for causing chaosthe room was too hothe feels bad about playing a trick with the snake

Question 4: What do the **** on page 22 tell us?

a new chapter is beginningsome time has passedthe book is finishedwe are moving to a new scene in the book

Question 5: What is _mayhem_?

a songa fine dinnera dancechaos

Question 6: Which part of the word _harmless_ is the suffix?

harmarmlessha

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Question 1: What was wrong with Klaude's cake?

someone hid a snake in itsomeone had taken a bite out of itsomeone hid a bug in itthe knife had cut a hole in it

Question 2: Why did Bennett wish he hadn't invited Bradyn to the dinner?

Bradyn ate all the foodBradyn had been misbehavingeverybody thought Bradyn was cuteBradyn was taking the spotlight

Question 3: What can we guess about the person who bit the cake, when we consider the teeth marks?

it was probably Klaude's Omait was probably a teacherit was probably a knife markit was probably a child

Question 4: Why is the word _BURP_ in capital letters?

because it didn't really happenbecause it was loudbecause it was quietbecause it is part of a dream

Question 5: What is a _smirk_?

to yell at someoneto laugh pleasantlyto laugh very loudlyto smile in a smug way

Question 6: _Could've_ is a contraction of which two words?

would havecould notcould havecould of

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Question 1: Why did Klaude want to make everybody laugh?

to be kindto check their teethto distract themto win a prize

Question 2: Whose teeth matched the bite mark?

BennettRomyOmaBradyn

Question 3: How did the audience respond to Klaude's dance?

they were entertainedthey were boredthey were offendedthey were sad

Question 4: What are Klaude's _mental notes_?

a list he wrote down in his notebooka list he was making in his headan imaginary friendthe tune of a song

Question 5: Which word is a synonym for _dizzy_?

sandyfluffyfizzywoozy

Question 6: "Klaude hammed it up." What does it mean to _ham_ something up?

to jump up and downto overact, usually to be funnyto sit quietlyto eat ham

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Question 1: How did Bradyn react when Klaude asked if he's taken a bite from the cake?

he admitted ithe ran awayhe became angryhe started crying

Question 2: Which mystery is solved in this chapter?

who broke Klaude's trophywho put the snake in the spaghettiwho put bugs in the dessertwho bit the cake

Question 3: "Klaude was grateful that she didn't mention anything about dancing in a bright orange leotard or that some of her dance partners were pot plants." Why was Klaude grateful?

he knew Divya didn't like dancershe was worried his Oma would be injured if she danced morehe didn't want them to ask his Oma to put on her leotardhe thought it would be embarrassing

Question 4: Who is in the illustration on page 40?

Divya, Klaude and BradynKlaude, Oma and DivyaKlaude, Bradyn and BennettKlaude, Romy and Bennett

Question 5: What is the present tense of the word _broke_?

breakedbrikebrakebreak

Question 6: Which of the following is a synonym of _grateful_?

bitterjealoushappythankful

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Question 1: Who does Klaude suspect of putting the snake in his food?

OmaBennettDivyaRomy

Question 2: What does it mean to "fill someone in on what happened"?

to give someone a lot of foodto tell them everything that happenedto make up a story and tell itto purposely tell a lie

Question 3: Why did Divya look up at the ceiling?

she was about to sneezeshe was checking for cluesshe wanted to see if the answer was written on the ceilingshe was thinking

Question 4: What is this chapter mainly about?

Klaude confronting RomyKlaude solving the mystery of the cake biteKlaude trying to solve the mystery of the snakeKlaude dancing with Oma

Question 5: What does it mean to _reveal_ something?

to disguise itto lay it open or make it knownto destroy itto create it

Question 6: What does it mean to _participate_?

to protest somethingto refuse to join into join into stand to the side

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Question 1: How did the trophy break?

Oma sat on itRomy threw itBradyn smashed itKlaude sat on it

Question 2: What was going to happen to the trophy?

Oma was going to glue it togetherKlaude was going to exchange it for a new oneKlaude was going to give it to RomyOma was going to throw it away

Question 3: ""I about lost it when you yelled," Romy laughed." What does Romy mean when he said he almost "lost it"?

he almost started cryinghe almost burst out laughinghe almost lost the dinnerhe almost lost the toy snake

Question 4: Which word describes this chapter?

the resolutionthe contentsthe bibliographythe introduction

Question 5: What does it mean to _deny_ something?

to tell the truthto admit to doing itto imagine somethingto say you didn't do it

Question 6: What is a _prank_?

a paintinga dancea tricka story

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